Retrofitting a Tele pickup in a humbucker slot

[Andrew Lamprecht]

Is there a way I can get a Tele pickup in a humbucker route. It is on a direct-mount strat style guitar. I know there are the single coil pickup covers that fit into humbuckers but are there Tele ones?

Thanks, Andrew

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Retrofitting a Tele pickup in a humbucker slot

Bridge or neck position?

 

[Travis H]

Re: Retrofitting a Tele pickup in a humbucker slot

If you had pickup rings you could just cut some pickgard to the shape of your pickup.

 

[Andrew Lamprecht]

Re: Retrofitting a Tele pickup in a humbucker slot

Bridge... that's a good idea Travis...

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Retrofitting a Tele pickup in a humbucker slot

Option #1 - Hope that a modern, single coil PU bridge will conceal the edges of the HB cavity.
Option #2 - Steal an idea from Francis Rossi of Status Quo.

Before Rossi's numero uno green T got a G&L ASAT type bridge, it had the remains of two regular Tele bridges fixed into it. The half with the saddles went into the usual screw holes. The half that supports the pickup was screwed on seperately. Again, you would have to hope that the edges of the HB cavity will be hidden. (Unlikely.)

 

[Got_tone?]

Re: Retrofitting a Tele pickup in a humbucker slot

You can try one of these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/TOG-PICKUP-CONVERSION-RING-HUMBUCKER-TO-SINGLE-CREAM_W0QQitemZ280427578910QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item414ac9461e

 

[Travis H]

Re: Retrofitting a Tele pickup in a humbucker slot

You can try one of these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/TOG-PICKUP-CONVERSION-RING-HUMBUCKER-TO-SINGLE-CREAM_W0QQitemZ280427578910QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item414ac9461e

This is what I ment

 

[Andrew Lamprecht]

Re: Retrofitting a Tele pickup in a humbucker slot

You can try one of these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/TOG-PICKUP-CONVERSION-RING-HUMBUCKER-TO-SINGLE-CREAM_W0QQitemZ280427578910QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item414ac9461e

These are for strats, I need one for a tele

 

[Butch Snyder]

Re: Retrofitting a Tele pickup in a humbucker slot

If you want a Tele bridge pickup fit into a humbucker cavity, you'll have to route a little bit. Plus, you'll have the two humbucker mounting screw cavities sticking out from underneath the bridge.

 

[mrturtle_91]

Re: Retrofitting a Tele pickup in a humbucker slot

You can try one of these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/TOG-PICKUP-CONVERSION-RING-HUMBUCKER-TO-SINGLE-CREAM_W0QQitemZ280427578910QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item414ac9461e

you can always get one of these, widen it for a tele bridge pickup, and drill some new holes for mounting screws, then you can just put some screws with a nut on the end into the strat pup mounting holes.

 

[ImmortalSix]

Re: Retrofitting a Tele pickup in a humbucker slot

You could go for a Strat adapter ring and a Twangbanger (a T style pickup in a an S style form factor)

 

[uOpt]

Re: Retrofitting a Tele pickup in a humbucker slot

As said, some routing required.

You could try shaving off some of the pickup baseplate or use a Strat pickup with a baseplate.

 

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Re: Retrofitting a Tele pickup in a humbucker slot

you can always get one of these, widen it for a tele bridge pickup, and drill some new holes for mounting screws, then you can just put some screws with a nut on the end into the strat pup mounting holes.

. . . . . . ^^^^ i would go with this option myseld !


My brother had the very same idea as the OP, but he wanted to fit a Tele bridge pu to an entry level Ibanez RG321.

http://cdn.mos.musicradar.com/image.../best-electric-guitar/ibanez-rg321-530-85.jpg - RG321

Never did it and sold the guitar.